IFL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC800044 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28➕FARRAR, Henry Russell appointeddirector
- 2024-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs IFL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-02-22➕FARRAR, Julian Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FARRAR, Henry Russell (same surname) appointed 2024-10-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Henry Russell Farrar Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/10/2024 |
Mr Julian Mitchell Farrar Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Jacqueline Russell Mcleanceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
111 Mcdonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4NW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FARRAR, Henry Russell→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARRAR, Julian Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-22